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Network
Technology GSM / UMTS / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
  CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - A1533 (GSM), A1453
  UMTS 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1533 (CDMA), A1453
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1457, A1530
4G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 - A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1453
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A1457
  1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1530
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2015, December. Released 2015, December 2013, September 10. Released 2013, September 20
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 144.8 x 71 x 7.3 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 in) 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
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Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), glass back (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Display
Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density) 640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Platform
OS Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Chipset Exynos 7580 Octa (28 nm)
Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm) - China only
Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (4x1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) - China only
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU Mali-T720MP2
Adreno 405 - China only
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
 eMMC 5.0 or eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 13 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, AF
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 5 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide) 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)
Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
  16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio No
USB microUSB 2.0, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
 ANT+
Samsung Pay
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh)
Charging 18W wired
Stand-by Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 16 h (3G) Up to 10 h (3G)
Music play Up to 75 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Gold, Pink Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
SAR 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     1.12 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.29 W/kg (head)     0.47 W/kg (body)     1.00 W/kg (head)     0.80 W/kg (body)    
Models SM-A5100, SM-A510F, SM-A510M, SM-A510Y, SM-A510FD, SM-A5108, SM-A510S, SM-A510K, SM-A510L, SM-A510 A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2
Price About 160 EUR About 330 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 833
Basemark X: 4947
Basemark X: 14341
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal), 3.789 (sunlight)3.789 Contrast ratio: 1219:1 (nominal) / 3.565:1 (sunlight)
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Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB Voice 68dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 69dB
Audio quality Noise -93.4dB / Crosstalk -53.0dB Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -90.3dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 91h Endurance rating 54h

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